Christmas Trees

I love Christmas decorations! The couple of months leading up to Christmas always find me creating something. Usually, my glue gun is nearby and my husband's voice is background noise, asking where we're going to store the finished product and why it's needed. :)

These Christmas trees are definitely needed.

To make them, I simply coiled up some cardboard into a cone shape (you could use cereal boxes, old packing materials, etc.), secured the closure with duct tape, and leveled off the bottom with scissors so that they'd stand straight. The cone shapes can be cut to any height or size you want, depending on where you want to place them in your home.

After creating the cone shape, I wrapped decorative ribbon and trimmings (even sequins trimming!) around the trees, securing it with dabs of glue from my glue gun as I went around.

For the other tree, I folded lengths of ribbon into loops and then, beginning at the base of the tree, layered those loops to build up a textured look.

I love my trees. They were so easy and inexpensive. And they're so pretty.

Make a bunch and put them wherever you'd like!